No, it's not Canadian. The Maple Marindo 504 is the latest from China's Shanghai Maple Automobile, a subsidiary of Geely. It may look like some sort of bastard Caddy CTS, but it's based on a Citro n, whose association with China goes back to the Qing Dynasty, or the 1980s (whichever came second). – Mike Spinelli»11/16/06 7:19am 11/16/06 7:19am

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Chinese automakers are the sincerest mofos in the automaking universe. Take, for example something called the Sceo from Shuanghuan Auto (above
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left), which looks from the rear quarter like a knockoff BMW X5. Chery made headlines last year when GM accused it of… »9/01/06 9:08am 9/01/06 9:08am